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Illinois Terminal passenger trains remembered

By Robert S McGonigal | November 24, 2024

Images of passenger service on "The Traction"

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Please enjoy this photo gallery of Illinois Terminal passenger trains, originally published online in April 2017.

 

Illinois Terminal interurban car receiving freight or parcels.

Train 77
Car 271, working as Danville–Springfield train 77, at Decatur, July 8, 1947.
Photo by Gordon E. Lloyd

Illinois Terminal interurban car receiving freight or parcels.
Illinois Terminal Railroad streamliner in black-and-white.

Fort Crevecoeur
Train 92, St. Louis–Peoria streamliner Fort Crevecoeur, at Edwardsville, Ill., June 22, 1950.
Photo by Donald Sims

Illinois Terminal Railroad streamliner in black-and-white.
Illinois Terminal Railroad PCC car near St. Louis.

Granite City suburban train
Two-car PCC train, Granite City, Ill.–St. Louis, at Broadway station, St. Louis, January 26, 1955.
Photo by William D. Middleton

Illinois Terminal Railroad PCC car near St. Louis.
Illinois Terminal Railroad parlor car in profile.

Parlor car
Parlor-observation car Clinton at IT’s Decatur Shops, Aug. 10, 1925.
Photo from William C. Janssen collection

Illinois Terminal Railroad parlor car in profile.
Illinois Terminal PCC cars at St. Louis terminal in the dark.

Last PCCs at St. Louis
Final train from Granite City at St. Louis terminal, June 22, 1958.
Photo by R. R. Wallin

Illinois Terminal PCC cars at St. Louis terminal in the dark.
Streamliner coach interior

Streamliner
Streamliner coach interior.
Classic Trains coll.

Streamliner coach interior
Car 280 running as Decatur–Peoria train 44 at Mackinaw Junction

Train 44
Car 280 running as Decatur–Peoria train 44 at Mackinaw Junction, June 19, 1950.
William D. Middleton

Car 280 running as Decatur–Peoria train 44 at Mackinaw Junction
A passenger car next to a steam locomotive

Train 63
Car 203 running as Champaign–Springfield train 63 awaiting departure at Champaign, Feb. 24, 1955.
William H. Polk

A passenger car next to a steam locomotive
A black and white photo of a passenger car

City of Decatur
Decatur–St. Louis City of Decatur streamliner entering St. Louis terminal, late 1940s.
David A. Strassman

A black and white photo of a passenger car
A black and white photo of the inside of a passenger car
Streamliner
Streamliner parlor-observation car interior.
Classic Trains coll.
A black and white photo of the inside of a passenger car
A black and white photo of a passenger car on a bridge
Train 90
Two-car streamliner running as St. Louis–East Peoria train 90 leaving McKinley Bridge, Jan. 27, 1955.
William D. Middleton
A black and white photo of a passenger car on a bridge
A black and white photo of a passenger train rolling down tracks near a hill
Train 92
Cars 283 and 530 running as St. Louis–East Peoria train 92 near Edwardsville, January 1955.
William D. Middleton
A black and white photo of a passenger train rolling down tracks near a hill
A passenger office car
President’s car
Office car Champaign built for Illinois Traction System founder and president William B. McKinley, 1910.
Classic Trains coll.
A passenger office car
a black and white photo of a passenger car coming off a bridge
Granite City suburban train
Cars 470 and 472 coming off McKinley Bridge on a St. Louis–Granite City suburban run, January 1955.
William D. Middleton
a black and white photo of a passenger car coming off a bridge
a black and white photo of a passenger car by a railroad station
Train 83
Streamliner 301 running as East Peoria–St. Louis train 83 at Staunton, Ill., April 1955.
G. E. Lloyd

a black and white photo of a passenger car by a railroad station

 

All through November 2024, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the history and heritage of “The Traction.”

3 thoughts on “Illinois Terminal passenger trains remembered”

  1. I got to explore and photograph a great deal of the IT, and even got to ride a few miles. What gracious people with such great pride in their railroad!

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  3. Thanks for posting these photos. It was such an amazing railroad. It was truly amazing how long it survived after interurban passenger service ended!

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